Catalogue of Meteorites
More than 1500 specimens of meteorites are preserved at the Museum of Planetary Science, among them 291 are thin sections and 184 thick sections.
For each sample, the catalogue contains: meteorite name, classification, place and year of recovery, specimen description and catalogue number.
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Results
| Name | Classification by MSP | Group and type | Shock Stage | Weathering Grade | Place of recovery | Year of recovery | Specimen | Weight (g) | MSP Catalogue Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dar al Gani 887 | No | H5/6 | S2 | W2 | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 16,76 | 2228/3 |
| Dar al Gani 887 | No | H5/6 | S2 | W2 | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 4,78 | 2228/4 |
| Dar al Gani 887 | No | H5/6 | S2 | W2 | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 0,42 | 2228/5 |
| Dar al Gani 888 | No | H5/6 | S2 | W2 | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 31,49 | 2229/1 |
| Dar al Gani 890 | No | H5 | S2/3 | W1 | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 46,07 | 2230/1 |
| Dar al Gani 891 | No | L5 | S3 | W2 | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 45,82 | 2231/1 |
| Dar al Gani 893 | No | H6 | S2/3 | W1 | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 110,3 | 2232/1 |
| Dar al Gani 897 | No | URE | S5 | heavy | Libya | 2000 | Fragment | 54,0 | 2236/1 |
| Dar al Gani 897 | No | URE | S5 | heavy | Libya | 2000 | 4 Fragments | 0,91 | 2236/3 |
| Dar al Ghani 1059 | Yes | H6 | S1 | W2 | Libya | 2010 | Thin Section | 5208/3 | |
| Dar al Ghani 1061 | Yes | URE | moderate | W1 | Libya | 2010 | Thick Section | 5196/2 | |
| Dar al Ghani 1061 | Yes | URE | moderate | W2 | Libya | 2010 | Thin Section | 5196/3 | |
| Dar al Ghani 896 | No | H - imp melt | moderate | Libya | 2000 | Sawn Fragment | 9,72 | 2235/1 | |
| Dhofar 008 | No | L3.3 | Oman | 1999 | Thin Section | 2248/1 | |||
| Dhofar 020 | No | H4/5 | S4 | W3 | Oman | 2000 | Thin Section | 2243/1 | |
| Dhofar 074 | No | H4 | S2 | W4 | Oman | 1999 | End Cut | 1933,0 | 2427/1 |
| Dhofar 125 * | No | ACAP | Oman | 2000 | Slice | 28,5 | 2238/1 | ||
| Dhofar 131 | No | H5/6 | S2 | 0/W1 | Oman | 2000 | End Cut | 6405,0 | 2239/1 |
| Dhofar 140 | No | L5 | S4 | W3 | Oman | 2000 | Fragment | 3090,0 | 2428/1 |
| Dhofar 1766 | No | Lunar (feldsp. breccia) | high | low | Oman | 2011 | Slice | 2,5 | 9162/1 |
| Dhofar 207 | No | H3.4/3.5 | S2 | W1 | Oman | 1999 | Thin Section | 2249/1 | |
| Dhofar 235 | No | LL5 | S3 | W3 | Oman | 2000 | Thin Section | 2245/1 | |
| Dhofar 269 | No | H5 | S4 | W3 | Oman | 2000 | Thin Section | 2244/1 | |
| Dhofar 294 | No | H3.9 | S1 | W2 | Oman | 2001 | Thin Section | 2246/1 | |
| Dhofar 485 | No | HOW | S4 | W2 | Oman | 2001 | Etched Part Slice | 1,64 | 2532/1 |